Space #1

How long does it take the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?

• 365 days
• 365 and 1/4 days
• 355 days
• 325 days

When the moon is located between Earth and the sun, what moon phase is visible on Earth?

• full moon
• first quarter
• new moon

The same side of Earth always faces the sun as it orbits.

• true
• false

Earth changes its position as it orbits around the sun.

• true
• false

Sunlight makes the moon appear to change.

• true
• false

The moon’s rotation causes daily moon phases.

• true
• false

Which phase of the moon reflects the most light from the sun

• new moon
• last quarter
• crescent
• full moon

Which phase of the moon reflects the least amount of sunlight

• new moon
• crescent
• full moon
• first quarter

The stars appear to change position in the night sky because

• they are moving
• Earth is changing its position

Which object is in the middle of the sun-moon-earth system when a solar eclipse occurs

• sun
• moon
• Earth